Fate and distribution of pyrene in Ilyanassa obsoleta exposed through the diet

The ability of Eastern mud snails to bioaccumulate and biotransform a model polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH), pyrene (PY), was investigated. The contaminant was added to fish at levels ranging from 2 to 5,000 ng/animal fed 20 mg/each and fed to snails. A linear relationship (p=0.03) was observ...

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Main Authors: S Erskine, D G Beach, C Rouleau, J Hellou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Modena and Reggio Emilia 2010-02-01
Series:Invertebrate Survival Journal
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Online Access:https://isj02.unimore.it/index.php/ISJ/article/view/209